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Mechanical engineering junior Alexis Hall (front) and health and exercise junior Chelsea Davis (right) exit Evans Hall as Clarke Stroud, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, holds the door open. The Unheard Group met with President David Boren on Wednesday afternoon to discuss a range of issues.
Unheard: Future bright after Boren meeting ANDREW CLARK News Reporter @Clarky_Tweets
Executives of Unheard, a student alliance at OU, are confident in the future for minorities at OU after a private meeting with OU President David Boren and other university faculty. Although Boren appeared unaware of the issues at hand before they were presented to him — something the alliance found shocking — the discussions that
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took place between the group and the senior leadership were productive, according to Unheard executive Chelsea Davis. “We feel good about the future of what’s happening with the university,” Davis said. “We understand it will take some time to get some of these changes implemented. However, we feel confident in President Boren and his staff.” One change Unheard has campaigned for is the addition of minority students and faculty in teaching or senior positions in
throughout the university. The group was able to confirm that Boren will begin having meetings with the deans of all of the university colleges to start implementing efforts to bring in more minorities in senior positions. In addition, Aubriana Busby, Unheard executive, said Boren would like to implement a strategy to recruit more minority students to the university. “He said he would not mind all of SEE PLAN PAGE 2
Student Government Association President Ku n a l Na i k h a s b e e n charged on complaints of public intoxication. N a i k was arrested around 2 : 1 5 a . m . KUNAL Dec. 27 at NAIK a residence on Classen Boulevard in Norman. A Norman police officer responded to an emergency call from the house’s tenants about an alleged burglary taking place, according to the police department’s call log. When the officer arrived, he encountered Naik standing at the back door of the residence, according to the police report. Naik appeared to have “thick slurred speech and was unable to keep his balance,” according to the report. Naik told the officer he had been drinking, and he thought the residence was his home, which was actually a neighboring house, according to the report. The officer arrested Naik on a complaint of public intoxication and t o o k h i m t o No r m a n
Regional Hospital to be examined, according to the report. After the examination, Naik was booked into to the Cleveland County Jail at about 3:10 a.m., according to the booking detail report. Naik was inaugurated in November after running uncontested for the presidential seat. Before his election, Naik served in SGA with Ma d e l i n e G r u n e w a l d ’s c a b i n e t , h e ’s w o r k e d w i t h t h e O U Wo m e n ’s Outreach Center on their “Step In, Speak Out” program, was a consultant for the Oklahoma Group and worked with the Corporate Engagement office. Naik faces the same consequences as any student faced with alcohol charges, regardless of his position with the university, Student Conduct director Steven Ashmore said. Under OU alcohol policy, if a student is cited or arrested for public intoxication, he or she receives an automatic deferred strike and receives a strike if he or she is proven guilty, Ashmore said. “In the event of an arrest or a municipal citation for public intoxication, under our student alcohol policy, then the public intoxication is entitled to an automatic deferred strike,” Ashmore said. The Student Conduct office is notified by the OU Police Department whenever a student is arrested for any kind of alcohol-related charge, Ashmore said. SEE NAIK PAGE 2
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In wake of President Barack Obama’s call for free community college tuition, the White House held an on-the-record conference call with university media at 2 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the State of the Union. White House Domestic Policy Director Cecilia Mu ñ o z a n d J e n n i f e r Friedman, White House SEE CALL PAGE 2
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The public can now support OU students by cleaning out their closets. At Sooner Suit Up, donated professional clothing will later be offered to students for free. People can donate from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 26 and 27 in the conference room in Pod B of the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, located behind Couch Restaurants, according to the event’s promotional flier. The goal of Sooner Suit Up is to provide students with inexpensive or free professional clothing they could wear to business settings, specifically OU’s February career fair, said Sharon Alexander, head of the event and director of operations to the President’s Associates and Women’s Philanthropy Network.
is to provide the best educational experience for our students, and I think that if we can’t help them to be ready for careers, then we’re not giving them the best possible education,” Alexander said. “I want them to feel good about themselves, and I want them to feel proud they’re at OU as well.” Alexander began considering Sooner Suit Up after she tried to donate some dresses to students. While OU Career Services does offer a training course on how to dress for interviews or internships, the university was lacking in a resource that actually connected students to affordable professional clothing, said Angie Wright, director of the Henderson Scholars Program. PHOTO PROVIDED Alexander and Wright Students set up a booth on the South Oval and accept formal wear donations from students. began gathering a committee to further discuss such Such clothing includes donated clothing will be or- Services. a resource, recruiting peoclean, gently-used suits or ganized and hung up by Jan. Alexander hopes that the ple who had great ideas jackets for men and suits or 31, when students can return donation drive will effective- and good contact with stubusiness-appropriate dress- to Jim Thorpe to take piec- ly prepare students for future dents, Alexander said. The es for women, though shoes es home for free, said Bette jobs and interviews. will not be accepted. All Scott, director of OU Career “One of the missions of OU SEE CAREERS PAGE 2
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PLAN: Unheard to change minorities’ “Sooner Experience” CAREERS: Continued from page 1 Anyone can help us actually aiding in recruiting more diverse students to be a part of the student body,” Busby said. Although no specifics were mentioned, the executives feel confident that minorities will be better represented by campus and campus organizations down the road. One of seven grievances listed by Unheard is a lack of the “Sooner Experience” for minorities. This means that Unheard believes the overall culture of the OU campus is not geared toward minorities. This grievance was addressed by OU senior leadership at the meeting, said Naome Kadira, Unheard executive and junior accounting major. Future plans will be put in place to make a more welcoming atmosphere for OU minorities, she said. “You can definitely expect to see a lot on the ‘Sooner Experience’ aspect of our grievances. That’s definitely hitting the ground ASAP,” Kadira said. Unheard Executive Alexis Hall said these changes should start to be implemented next fall. “In regards to CAC, Camp Crimson aspects of the ‘Sooner Experience,’ homecoming [and] recruitment, all those efforts will be present,” she said.
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Members of the Unheard Group talk after their meeting with OU officials Wednesday afternoon in Evans Hall.
Along with a larger minority population and a heightened representation of the minorities on campus, the group also said supportive programs will be created for them. The goal, according to Unheard Executive Meagan Johnson, is to replicate the Multicultural Engineering Program in the College of Engineering
throughout all colleges of the university. The program is designed to recruit and retain minority students who contribute to the diversity of the College of Engineering. The program offers things such as tutoring and scholarships for minorities. Fu t u re m e e t i n g s w i l l occur between the group
and the leadership it met with Wednesday, but there is not exact date set for them. Spencer Davis, Unheard executive and junior chemical engineering major, said it will be a month or two before another meeting takes place, but they hope to have updates on the status of the actions being implemented as a result of their grievances.
“[The best part was] definitely seeing our president is behind us and he supports what we’re going for,” Kadira said. “He said it himself in there that he’s excited to see what’s to come.” Andrew Clark Andrew.T.Clark-1@ou.edu
committee grew to include representatives from Student Life, Career Services, the OU Graduation Office and the Oklahoma Memorial Union, among other areas of campus. One of these representatives was Scott, who agreed that there was a definite need for such a program. “What we’ve heard from students in the past is that they really need assistance in being able to afford that first suit,” Scott said. The committee discussed two ways to take on the objective: holding a community donation or asking a department store to briefly offer students complete suits for men and women at significantly lower prices. The Sooner Suit Up committee is hoping to organize the latter at the end of this coming August, though no plans are finalized, Alexander said. Though the committee is discussing future events, they have noticed people both in and around the university who have already showed interest in the donation. “Anyone in the community can donate,” Alexander said. “People outside our bubble see the need and are willing
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deputy press secretar y, led the discussion and answered questions. After a short introduction, Friedman began the conference call with an overview of the president’s policies discussed in his speech, including measures to make higher education and apprenticeships more accessible, help Americans earn higher wages, improve infrastructure nationwide and implement a tax code “where everyone pays their fair share.” Muñoz spoke first, addressing other policy proposals from the State of the Union, including tax and insurance cuts for first-time home-buyers, simplified tax benefits and free community college. The planned drop in tuition would be accompanied by a rise in quality for these schools, Muñoz said. Following these remarks, Muñoz opened the call for questions. While the brief call did not allow time for more than a few questions, The Daily was able to ask Muñoz whether near-unlimited access to two-year associate degrees would detract from the weight of bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Muñoz said that to qualify for free tuition under the new law, students would have to work towards credit they could eventually apply to a degree-granting program, be it a four-year college or an occupational program with good job
Norman Police Department informs the Student Conduct office every few weeks about students who have been charged, Ashmore said. After the Student Conduct office is notified of a violation, the office looks at the information available, and if a student code is violated, the student will receive an email that they are alleged to have committed a violation of the code and they will have to report to student conduct within five days, Ashmore said. Once the evaluation i s m a d e, t h e s t u d e n t must visit with a casew o rke r f ro m St u d e nt Conduct and discuss the allegations against them, Ashmore said. As for SGA, whether Naik faces repercussions is completely up to student congress. The Code Annotated, laws by which the SGA governs itself, makes no statements about whether the current president must be in “good moral standing,” said Lauren Aragon, Undergraduate Student Congress chairperson. Congress is the only body that can bring charges against the SGA president for impeachment, Aragon said. The Code Annotated states: “Congress shall have the sole power to bring
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President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday.
prospects. The expected result, she said, is for more Americans to earn their four-year degrees. Muñoz said she didn’t believe the law would lead to the dilution of bachelor’s or master’s degrees. “Our goal here is to make sure that the United States leads the world … in the number of people who have successfully completed college,” she said. Muñoz’s statement implied a probable increase in transfers to four-year universities. When asked about his opinion of the community college proposal and how these transfers would affect the university, Boren said in an email statement provided by university spokesperson Corbin Wallace that he did not think the transfers would not have a negative effect. The policy, he said, is simply trying to accomplish what OU scholarships and tuition wavers are trying to accomplish: helping
students work their way through college. While Obama did not mention working students specifically in the State of the Union, he did say the law is aimed at opening an affordable door to education for many ages and educational backgrounds. “Keep in mind, 40 percent of our college students are choosing community college,” Obama said during the speech. “Some are young and starting out. Some are older and trying to get a better job. Some are veterans and single parents trying to transition back into the job market. Whoever you are, this plan is your chance to graduate ready for the new economy without a load of debt.” Assistant news editor Page Jones contributed to this story. Amber Friend ambermfriend@gmail.com
impeachment charges against the members of the Executive and Judicial branches.” If charges are filed by student congress, the Graduate Student Senate will try the charges against the president and then vote on it, Aragon said. The Code Annotated also states: “The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When the Student President is tried, the Chief Justice of the SGA Superior Court shall preside over the Senate.” Aragon declined to
comment on whether the congress would pursue impeachment charges against Naik. Naik said via email that he was currently facing both legal and university charges for “this mistake [he] made during winter break.” Naik also said his actions had “not impacted SGA in any way.” Naik declined to comment further. Page Jones page.c.jones-1@ou.edu
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Reporting on public officials is necessary Our view: It was our duty to report on Student Government Association President Kunal Naik’s public intoxication arrest to inform students about their publicly elected official.
At 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2014 OU Student Government Association President Kunal Naik was arrested on Classen Boulevard in Norman on complaints of public intoxication. As Naik’s fellow students, we deliberated long and hard about whether to report on his arrest. However, our duty as journalists is unambiguous: Our job first and foremost is to give the information necessary to allow people to be free and self-governing. Naik holds a public position and was voted into office by OU students. He serves as one of the most visible leaders on campus and represents the entire student body. Even though Naik ran uncontested when he was elected as SGA president in the fall, he put
himself in a public position and should have been aware of the responsibility that would come with the SGA presidency. We chose to report on Naik’s public intoxication arrest because his status as an elected official means it’s essential to share this information with students so they can make informed decisions about whom they want leading them. OU students deserve to know about The Our View is the majority Naik’s opinion of arrest to The Daily’s be fully seven-member editorial board informed about the student leader of our political microcosm. Undergraduate Student Congress possesses the power to impeach the SGA president, though they haven’t indicated they are considering that. Because of that, it’s more important for students to have information to make a decision to support that decision or not. If any other elected
Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics The Daily used the society’s code of ethics when we decided to run an article about Student Government Association President Kunal Naik’s public intoxication arrest. Here are a few of the code’s tenets: • Seek truth and report it • Minimize harm • Be accountable and transparent • Act independently
official — no matter what level of government — allegedly committed a similar transgression we would report on it without question. Naik, by putting himself in position to serve as SGA president, must be treated with the same scrutiny. Like it or not, leaders everywhere are held to higher standards. We choose our elected officials carefully and deserve to know the decisions they’re making in
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Student Government Associate President Kunal Naik and SGA Vice President Alex Byron pose for a photo on the South Oval. Naik was arrested on charges of public intoxication over winter break.
and out of office. Furthermore, if we knew about Naik’s arrest and decided not to report on it, it would undermine our credibility as a news source. It is our duty to hold our publicly elected officials accountable. As such, it was our duty to report on Naik’s arrest.
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